Picture this: Nantucket. Summertime. Beautiful weather. Our heroine is deeply in love and about to marry her ideal man, handsome and from an extremely well-to-do family (in fact, the wealthiest family on the island). But when she wakes up on the morning of her wedding, a body is found floating in the harbor. Instead of attending the wedding of the year, the guests are now all suspects. True crime and romance lovers alike can rejoice in this new limited series, The Perfect Couple. 

The six-episode series, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times bestselling novel, arrives in 2024. 

Read everything you need to know about the soapy series below.

What is The Perfect Couple about?

The Perfect Couple follows Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson), a bride marrying into one of Nantucket’s wealthiest families. Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), the groom’s mother and a famous novelist, spares no expense on the high-society wedding. But when a dead body appears on the beach, everyone’s Champagne dreams quickly vanish and are replaced by suspicion. As secrets bubble up to the surface, an investigation takes hold that feels plucked from one of Greer’s books. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect.

Is The Perfect Couple based on a book?

Yes! The Perfect Couple is based on Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name. Toss it in your tote and make it your next beach read before the series premieres later this year. 

Who’s in The Perfect Couple cast?

• Kidman (A Family Affair, Being the Ricardos) will play Greer Garrison Winbury, the groom’s glamorous mother.
• Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Asteroid City) will play Tag Winbury, the groom’s dashing father. 
• Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Equalizer 3) takes on the role of Abby Winbury, the groom’s sister-in-law. 
• Hewson (Flora and Son, Bad Sisters) is Amelia Sacks, the bride.
• Billy Howle (Under the Banner of Heaven, The Serpent) is Benji Winbury, the groom.
• Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus, The Bold Type) takes on the part of Merritt Monaco, the bride’s best friend. 
• Ishaan Khatter (Beyond the Clouds, A Suitable Boy) will play Shooter Dival, the groom’s best friend. 
• Jack Reynor (Midsommar, The Peripheral) will play Thomas Winbury, the groom’s brother. 
• Mia Isaac (Not Okay, Black Cake) is Chloe Carter, the chief of police’s daughter.
• Sam Nivola (Maestro, White Noise) is Will Winbury, the groom’s brother. 
• Michael Beach (Mayor of Kingstown, DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) will play Dan Carter, the chief of police.
• Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The First Lady) takes on the role of Nikki Henry, the detective.
• Isabelle Adjani will recur as Isabel Nallet, the family friend. 

Who’s the creative team behind The Perfect Couple?

Emmy and Oscar winner Susanne Bier will direct all six episodes and executive produce alongside showrunner Jenna Lamia (Good Girls, No Tomorrow, Awkward). The limited series’ other executive producers include Shawn Levy for 21 Laps Entertainment (Stranger Things, Shadow and Bone and Unsolved Mysteries), Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group, Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, and Josh Barry.

What’s The Perfect Couple release date?

The nuptials of the year come to Netflix in 2024. Keep visiting Tudum to find out when The Perfect Couple will premiere and for more wedding details.